Medical Disciplines

TO DRIVE A NEW ERA OF DISCOVERY IN DISEASE ORIENTED SCIENCE AND TO MENTOR TOMORROW'S LEADERS IN AN INSPIRING AND DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT.

THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION IS AN EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, ELEEMOSYNARY FOUNDATION ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, CLINICAL AND OTHER FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.

THE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY FOUNDATION (IDF) IMPROVES THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY THROUGH FOSTERING A COMMUNITY EMPOWERED BY ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. IDF SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE U.S. AFFECTED BY PI HAS A FULLY INFORMED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PI DIAGNOSIS THAT AFFECTS THEM, ALL AVAILABLE TREATMENT OPTIONS, THE EXPECTED STANDARD OF CARE, AND ALL OF THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION AND SUPPORT WITHIN THE PI COMMUNITY.

THE ANATOMIC GIFT FOUNDATION, INC., (AGF) D/B/A ANATOMY GIFTS REGISTRY AND CREMATION CENTER OF MARYLAND, IS A NON-PROFIT, 501 (C) (3), ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1994. THE MISSION OF AGF'S CARING AND COMPASSIONATE PROGRAM IS TO SERVE MERITORIOUS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, CLINICIANS, AND MEDICAL EDUCATORS WITH EXPERTLY PREPARED, SAFE, AND EFFICACIOUS, HUMAN ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS GIFTED FROM DONORS- AND DONOR FAMILIES' PARTICIPATING IN OUR WHOLE BODY DONOR PROGRAM. AGF ALSO SERVES THE DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SERVICES RELATING TO THE DONATION PROCESS; INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT / AUTHORIZATION FOR DONATION WITHIN ESTABLISHED LEGAL HIERARCHY, ACQUIRING VITAL STATISTIC INFORMATION FOR PURPOSES OF FILING A DEATH CERTIFICATE, TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED FROM THE PLACE OF DEATH TO OUR FACILITY, PERFORM CREMATIONS AND PROVIDE ASHES TO THE FAMILY (FOR THEIR MEMENTO, INTERNMENT, SCATTERING), RESOURCES REGARDING GRIEF COUNSELING, ETC.

COORDINATION OF THE CLINICAL PRACTICE PROGRAM OF THE CLINICAL FACULTY OF THE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF THE LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN THEIR UNIVERSITY SPONSORED AND UNIVERSITY AUTHORIZED FACULTY PRACTICE ACTIVITY AND TO ENHANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ENDEAVORS. THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH BY THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL CARE SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC WITHOUT PROFIT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL.

DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIAN-INVESTIGATORS.

1. TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, AND HEALTHCARE MISSION OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (MUSC) BY FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. 2. TO INITIATE AND SUSTAIN COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN MUSC AND BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. 3. ACT AS MUSC'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY MARKETING ARM. 4. ADVANCE HEALTHCARE-RELATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE NATION. 5. SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY LICENSING.

COORDINATE RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH RESPECT TO PRENATAL-PERINATAL, PRECONCEPTION, AND POSTNATAL CARE. SPONSOR AND CONDUCT MEETINGS AND LECTURES FOR THE PUBLIC. RECRUIT AND ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES FOR THE PROGRAM.

RESEARCH INSTITUTE - INCLUDES BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN VARIOUS FIELDS.

ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE AND WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE THROUGH OUTSTANDING BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL SCIENCE TRAINING AND MENTORING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF INVESTIGATORS ADVOCACY TARGETING FUNDING AGENCIES, POLICY MAKERS, DONORS AND THE COMMUNITY AND, PROMOTING WOMEN'S HEALTH GLOBALLY.

TO ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ASSOCIATED WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ("THE INSTITUTE") IS THE RESEARCH BRANCH OF NORTHWELL HEALTH ("NORTHWELL"). THROUGH ITS AFFILIATION WITH NORTHWELL, THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE, ACCESSING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS IN NORTHWELL'S 15 HOSPITALS, FOUR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, THREE TRAUMA CENTERS, SIX HOME HEALTH AGENCIES AND DOZENS OF OUTPATIENT FACILITIES. INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS COLLABORATE WITH CLINICIANS THROUGHOUT NORTHWELL TO SHED LIGHT ON BASIC BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES UNDERLYING DISEASE. THIS KNOWLEDGE IS USED TO DEVELOP NEW THERAPIES AND DIAGNOSTICS.

Pursue specific scientific and educational objectives in antiviral research thru sponsoring seminars and conferences on antiviral research and development and dissemnination of reports and publications relating to antiviral research

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TO ENGAGE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, TRAIN YOUNG SCIENTISTS, AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES.

DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER (DLC) WAS INCORPORATED IN 1990 AS A 501 C 3 NON-PROFIT CORPORATION TO SPEARHEAD THE STEMPREP PROJECT, A VEHICLE FOR PRODUCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MINORITY RESEARCHERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH (STEM) AND MEDICINE. FROM THE BEGINNING, THE DLC DESIGNATED ITS TARGET POPULATION AS BEING THOSE MINORITY GROUPS WHO WILL BECOME THE EMERGING MAJORITY IN THE U.S. BY 2050, BUT WHO AT PRESENT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM DISCIPLINES: AFRICAN-AMERICANS, MEXICAN-AMERICANS, NATIVE AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND MAINLAND PUERTO RICANS. THE ORIGINAL MISSION OF THE DLC WAS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE TRAINING CONCEPTS, IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS, AND TO FUND RAISE TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THESE UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY GROUPS. THE BACKBONE OF THE DLC HAS BEEN ITS POOL OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE GIVEN OF THEIR TIME TO CREATE A NEW TRAINING PARADIGM BASED ON AN EARLY START MODEL, A LONGITUDINAL TRAINING CONTINUUM AND A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL MENTORSHIP APPROACH

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO HOLD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON THE CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY OF MINERALIZED TISSUES.

THE IUPS IS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER PHYSIOLOGISTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE UNIFYING OBJECTIVE OR PHYSIOLOGISTS IS TO INCREASE MANKIND'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNCTIONS OF CELLS, TISSUES, ORGANS AND ORGAN SYSTEMS OF ANIMALS AND HUMANS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE IUPS ARE: TO ENCOURAGE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; TO FACILITATE THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; TO PROMOTE THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER MEETINGS AS MAY BE USEFUL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER MEASURES AS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE IUPS PUBLISHES A JOURNAL, PHYSIOLOGY IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. THE ARTICLES ARE SHORT, UP-TO-DATE REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSIOLOGY, DIRECTED TO SCIENTISTS AND TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN ORDER TO HELP THEM MAINTAIN A CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF ALL FI

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ENGAGE IN AND CARRY OUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, MEDICAL ECONOMICS, PUBLIC HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, AND RELATED AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INTERESTED PUBLIC, MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS MEDICAL AND PARA-MEDICAL EDUCATION AND THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGH GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING THE CAPABILITIES TO STUDY, TEACH AND PRACTICE MEDICINE IN AN EFFORT TO SERVE THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH NEEDS.

PUBLIC AWARNESS, FUNDING GRANTS, RESEARCH PATIENT SERVICES

To advance knowledge of the mechanisms and functions of the chemical senses: taste, smell and chemosensory irritation.

HONORING MILITARY SERVICE WITH SCIENCE; OUR BENCH-TO-BEDSIDE APPROACH HAS LED TO BREAKTHROUGHS IN AREAS SUCH AS SHINGLES PREVENTION, HEART DISEASE, METABOLIC DISEASES AND GROUND BREAKING WORK ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH PATIENT FOCUSED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE AFFECTED BY BURN INJURY INCLUDING PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY.

THE INTERNATIONAL ANESTHESIA RESEARCH SOCIETY (IARS) IS A NONPOLITICAL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED IN 1922 TO ADVANCE AND SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION RELATED TO ANESTHESIA AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF PATIENT CARE THROUGH RESEARCH. IARS CONTRIBUTES NEARLY $1 MILLION ANNUALLY TO FUND ANESTHESIA RESEARCH AND MAINTAINS A WORLDWIDE MEMBERSHIP OF PHYSICIANS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, FELLOWS, RESIDENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHERS WITHIN ANESTHESIA-RELATED PRACTICE. THE IARS PROVIDES FORUMS FOR MEMBERS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND EXCHANGE IDEAS AND SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CLINICAL DISCUSSIONS. THESE FORUMS INCLUDE AN ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC EDUCATIONAL MEETING, AN ONLINE MEMBER COMMUNITY, MONTHLY WEBINARS AND A MONTHLY PRINT AND ONLINE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL, ANESTHESIA & ANALGESIA, AND THE CLINICAL ONLINE COMPANION JOURNAL, A&A PRACTICE, FOR THE GLOBAL ANESTHESIOLOGY COMMUNITY. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THE SPECIALTY.

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY ANGELMAN SYNDROME. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS AND FUNDS BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS.

THE MISSION OF THE OMS FOUNDATION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF PATIENT CARE BY ADVANCING INNOVATION IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.VISION: OMS PATIENTS ARE RECEIVING THE HIGHEST QUALITY, SAFEST AND MOST ADVANCED CARE AVAILABLE. OMS ARE ADVANCING THE SPECIALTY THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND EDUCATION. DONORS AND PARTNERS ARE ENERGIZED BY THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OMS FOUNDATION. VALUES: OMS FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT AS A SPECIALTY, OMS HAS AN OBLIGATION TO REMAIN AT THE FOREFRONT OF DELIVERING INNOVATIVE, QUALITY CARE TO PATIENTS. OMS FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT BASIC SCIENCE, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH DONE BY OMSS OFFERS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE CARE AND THE SPECIALTY. OMS FOUNDATION BELIEVES IN ADHERENCE TO THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS IN CONDUCTING ITS BUSINESS.

CTVRF STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF VETERANS OF ALL GENERATIONS THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY WITHIN CENTRAL TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THEIR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING ENDEAVORS TO FOSTER PROGRAMS IN HEALTH SERVICES AND RESEARCH THAT BENEFITS THE NATION'S VETERANS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

TO ADVANCE THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION MISSION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BY FACILITATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AT THE BAY PINES VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED WITH PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

THE MISSION OF THE PERINATAL FOUNDATION IS TO SECURE & PROVIDE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF BABIES, MOTHERS & FAMILIES FROM PRECONCEPTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD. THE FOUNDATION PURSUES THIS MISSION BY IDENTIFYING CURRENT & EMERGING NEEDS ACROSS (SEE SCHEDULE O) THE SPECTRUM OF PERINATAL HEALTH CONCERNS & WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH WAPC TO PROMOTE & IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE PERINATAL PRACTICES; SECURING & MANAGING THE RESOURCES THAT MAKE THE FOUNDATION'S WORK POSSIBLE & AWARDING GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION & MODEL PROJECTS. THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1985.

THE SOCIETY SERVES AS A FORUM FOR THE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF BASIC SCIENTIFIC TOPICS RELATED TO UROLOGY, DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL FORUMS CONCERNING SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS RELATED TO THE FIELD OF UROLOGY, AND PROMOTES COLLABORATIVE INVESTIGATION AMONG MEMBER SCIENTISTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE INTERCHANGE OF EXPERTISE AMONG CLINICAL AND BASIC SCIENTISTS.

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TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ON ANESTHESIA; RESEARCH IN ANESTHESIA.